So, they way this works is thus:
Thoery of Dimensional Coexistence and Travel.
There are other dimensions, many of which are
populated by
intelligent beings. There are, as far as anybody I know has told me, no
parallel dimensions, such as one where you wore the green shirt instead
of the blue one. That would just be silly. You look so much nicer
in
the blue one. But, anyway, these other dimensions are apparently
completely different worlds, seperated by some kind of quantum
physics
thingy that I don't have the technical know how to make up. When
you
travel between dimensions, a temporary dimensional flux is created,
which eases future travel between those dimensions for the
duration of
the flux. The size and duration of the flux is determined by how much
mass and energy you are moving between dimensions. A spoon, for
instance, would
create a flux about the size of your pinky, and last about five
seconds, whereas an invading army would create a much larger, longer
lasting one. The dimensions seem to be layered, with certain dimensions
being "closer" than others. In thoery, if you created a large enough
flux, it would not only ease travel between the two dimensions between
which the travel occurs, but also to the dimensions within a certain
"proximity" to the first two.
Bureau of Dimensional Research and Defense
There is a super ultra nobody-knows-about-it
secret pan-governmental organization that on the rare occasions it is
talked about, goes by the handle of "Bureau of Dimensional Research and
Defense". It's purpose is twofold. Defend this dimension from invading
armies, as well as other extra-dimensional riffraff; and secondly, find
other dimensions that are exploitable by or dangerous to this
dimension. The existence of other dimensions is not a well known fact
by the poeple of this dimension, who, for the most part, are happy to
glide on in thier security blanket of ignorance. Think Men In Black,
but with dimensions.
The Arcade
Thus, we come to the arcade, and the whole
point of this page. Props to anybody who's still reading. In may
of the year 1993(our time), an extra dimensional war was going on that
did not involve this dimension at all. The two dimensions it did
involve are of no interest to anybody, as they are currently
uninhabitable to
anything more advanced than cockaroaches. To end the war, one side
invented what was apparently the
greatest weapon in intradimensional warfare to date. A device that
would transport an object to another dimension. Well, yeah? So
what? We have those already. Except, this device did not merely
transport the object, but transformed it into pure energy. Sort of an
interdimensional nuclear bomb, but with less radiation. So, they tried
it. Oops. To make a long story short it......what? Oh. OK. To
make a short story, um, well pretty much the same length it already is,
it created a dimensional loop that more or less transported about fifty
percent of both of the dimensions to the other as pure energy. Ouch.
Those decimal points can really screw up your
calculations. That pretty much ended the war, much to the disapointment
of the slave traders, and anybody who happened to be in the dimensions
at the time. So, to the arcade. This massive transfer of energy created
a huge dimensional flux that bridged about
fifteen dimensions. It's big enough that you could travel to a
different dimension by simply walking around in the center of it for
awhile. Experts agree that it'll last about 138 years from the date of
creation. To control such an obvious leak in the coverage of the
dimension, the BDRD built a mall right on top of it, the center of it
being in an arcade, of all things. The "owner" of the arcade is
actually a y-4 level agent, with local authority to dispatch BDRD
forces as he sees fit, and in emergencies, deputize non-agents
for the purpose of emergency containment. That pretty much sums it. up,
so....
you can just stop reading, now. Seriously. There isn't any more. This
is it. All done. The End. Lots of foriegn words for "It's finished".
Why are you still reading? Go away, already. I'm suprised anybody
actually kept reading this long. Just leave, alright? Go look at
the art page or something. |